Garland McClung Whitlock
Military
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UPL 51086
"Lt. Whitlock and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 17 August 1944."
Rear L-R: Garland Whitlock, Duane Ward, Herman Scheibman, Thomas Kelly.
Front L-R: Stanley Pomicter, Raymond Gremillion, Frank Boyle, Edward Harwat, William Popovich .
Rear L-R: Garland Whitlock, Duane Ward, Herman Scheibman, Thomas Kelly.
Front L-R: Stanley Pomicter, Raymond Gremillion, Frank Boyle, Edward Harwat, William Popovich .
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 missions completed by 9-Nov-44. ETD
Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13174753
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33302149
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13081029 / O-772673
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16105081 / O-821123
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ronceverte, WV | 12 February 1920 | Son of Roy McClung and Pearl Roxie [Warren] Whitlock |
Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 16 December 1941 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
Other Commissioned |
3 November 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
11 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Charleston, WV | 22 December 1959 | |
Buried |
Riverview Cemetery Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, WV | 26 December 1959 | Riverview Cemetery Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.303rdbg.com/359whitlock.html